Sir Elton John reveals the touching message he wants written on his gravestone - after making emotional confession about his health
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Sir Elton John has revealed the touching message he wants written on his gravestone - and it's not about his music. The music legend, 77, has opened up about wanting to be remembered, above everything, for his role as a father. Elton, who shares children Zachary, 13, and Elijah, 11, with his film producer husband David Furnish, 62, made the touching confession at his TIME Magazine honours on Wednesday.
![[Elton, who shares children Zachary, 13, and Elijah, 11, with his film producer husband David Furnish, 62, made the touching confession at his TIME Magazine honours on Wednesday]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/15/18/93172019-14195275-image-m-10_1734288613404.jpg)
'On my gravestone, all I want it to say is, "He was a great dad",' he told People magazine at the event in New York City. Elton shared the same sentiment in an appearance on Good Morning America with Robin Roberts, which aired on the same day. He said: 'My legacy is that I was a great husband and an even better father... The music, the career is fantastic. It's been mind-blowing, groundbreaking.
Sir Elton John has revealed the touching message he wants written on his gravestone - and it's not about his music. Elton, who shares children Zachary, 13, and Elijah, 11, with his film producer husband David Furnish, 62, made the touching confession at his TIME Magazine honours on Wednesday.
![[It comes after Elton left husband David emotional in his new documentary after saying he would 'not be around' to see their young sons get married (pictured in September)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/15/18/92684341-14195275-Sir_Elton_John_L_left_husband_David_Furnish_R_emotional_in_his_n-a-13_1734288715367.jpg)
'But the most important thing to me in my life is making sure my children are happy, they have a wonderful life and that I was good to them. That's all that counts.'. It comes after Elton left husband David emotional in his new documentary after saying he would 'not be around' to see their young sons get married.
![[Emotional David, who wed the Rocket Man singer in 2014, admits: 'That really upset me, because in my mind I sort of think Elton is going to live for ever' (pictured together 2023)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/15/18/92684113-14195275-Before_concluding_but_it_forces_you_to_confront_that_reality_pic-a-14_1734288745420.jpg)
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